Maya Radcliffe

The MOBO Awards in association with Lucozade has announced its 2022 nominees ahead of the 25th anniversary celebration at OVO Arena Wembley on 30 November. London rapper and producer Knucks leads this year’s list with five nominations. He has received one each for Album of the Year, Best Male Act and Best Hip Hop Act, and two in the Video of the category, for his own single Alpha House/Hide & Seek and as a feature artist on Kojey Radical’s Payback.

TikTok is a valuable platform for musicians and songwriters. In recent years, the ultra-fast-growing social app has rocketed songs into the charts and sent artists’ popularity skyrocketing in the blink of an eye. If a song begins to gain traction on TikTok, it can be everywhere in a matter of days. But with so many tracks out there, how do artists make sure theirs is ahead of the pack?

The Ivors Academy has announced a new development programme, Advocacy Accelerator, to increase diversity on music industry boards. VV Brown, Eve Horne, Oliver Vibrans and Freddie Kofi are the first songwriters, composers and industry professionals to join the programme which was launched by Tom Gray, Chair of The Ivors Academy, at this year’s virtual AGM.